Is my rear camber/toe gonna be a problem?

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  • 91 318is
    E30 Enthusiast
    • Jul 2004
    • 1175

    #1

    Is my rear camber/toe gonna be a problem?

    So I lowered my car a few months back on GC coil over conversion and all that good stuff. Took it to an alignment shop to get everything straight on the front, wasn't really worried about the back. The measurements were -3.2* on the right and -2.8* on the left of camber, 0.04* of toe on the left, 0.23* of toe on the right. At first, i wasn't really worried about, but the more and more I look at the rear, I know it's going to chew through tires, which I don't really want. It's not my DD, so it doesn't get ran everyday, but I drive it a lot, so I guess you could call it my DD.

    Anywho, I'd like to know how I should go about correcting the the rear alignment? Should I correct both the toe and camber? Or just the camber? If I do a weld on kit, it will definitely be IE. I also noticed on bimmerworld that they have M3 camber correcting RTAB's, would those do the trick? I want to change the RTAB's anyway, but if I drop the rear subframe for the IE kit, I'm changing every bushing on it.

    Input?

    Thanks

    Sold.......again.
  • Gooch
    E30 Mastermind
    • Dec 2006
    • 1674

    #2
    I'm also interested in this. I'll be finished with my five lug swap soon and am really considering doing the weld on camber adjustment kit because I don't want to have to drop the subframe again anytime soon.

    I've also heard the "raise the subframe 12mm" to help correct the geometry but nothing more than that. How is this achieved? Has anyone done it?

    Not trying to threadjack, just also looking for more info.

    '91 318is - OBD-II S52 swapped - E30 M3 5-lug - 5x120 BBS RC090 (E39 Style 5) - TCK D/A coilovers 550/700 [SOLD]
    '87 535i - Vacuum brake conversion [SOLD]
    '93 525iT - 5-speed swap - 320k and counting
    '09 328xi - 6-speed

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    • jlevie
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2006
      • 13530

      #3
      You need to correct both. And more importantly you need to fix what is causing the asymmetric results. It may be just the RTAB's, but the subframe bushings or a bent trailing arm are possible players. The wel-in IE kit is the superior solution.
      The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
      Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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      • 91 318is
        E30 Enthusiast
        • Jul 2004
        • 1175

        #4
        If I drop the subframe for the IE kit, I'm replacing all the bushings.

        Thanks

        Sold.......again.

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        • AlarmedBread
          E30 Mastermind
          • Sep 2006
          • 1510

          #5
          As already said you either have some worn bushings or bent parts. Check the left side carefully as it should have more toe since it has more camber.

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